Plastics failure, to a certain extent, is the result of a phenomenal increase in the number and variety of applications in relatively few years. The focus of this book is on actual field and product failures. The treatment is comprehensive, emphasizing cause and prevention. The concept of the interdependence of material, design, and processing is applied to all examples and cases. The "how to" of prevention is brought out as a logical extension of the cause of failure.
Preface
Chapter 1 : Nature, Causes, and Consequences of Plastics Failure
Chapter 2 : Fundamental Materials Variables Affecting Processing and Product Performance or Failure
Chapter 3 : Failures Related to Design and Material Selection
Chapter 4 : Examples
Chapter 5 : Processing-Related Factors to Failure
Chapter 6 : Failure Related to Service Conditions
Chapter 7 : Failure Analysis and Test Procedures
Chapter 8 : Quality Control
Chapter 9 : Legal Aspects of Plastic Product Liability and Failure
Chapter 10 : Examples of Failures in Various Applications
Index
